A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need.

For even in dreams a good deed is not lost.

What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.

When love is not madness, it is not love.

They say that the best counsel is that of woman. [Sp., Dicen, que el primer consejo Ha de ser de la muger.]

A woman needs a stronger head than her own for counsel--she should marry. [Sp., Una muger no tiene. Valor para el consejo, y la conviene Casarse.]